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World Roundup: Leavitt Steps Down, Meta Faces Tobacco Moment
Sometimes one newspaper page has many different stories from all over the world.
One story says the person who talks to reporters for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, is leaving her job at the end of August to spend more time with her family.
In Texas, two soldiers died when their Army helicopter crashed.
In Venezuela, leaders from different sides met and agreed to make the courts fairer and to try to get money from the Bank of England to help after an earthquake.
A court case in California says Meta, the company that makes Facebook and Instagram, made those apps too fun and addictive for kids; four states want as much as $1.4 trillion in penalties.
In Colombia, a big earthquake killed 265 people and almost 500 are still missing.
In Europe, millions of people watched a rare total solar eclipse.
A jury in Chicago decided Boeing must pay $29 million to the family of a man who died in a plane crash.
So this page is full of big news from around the world.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of August to spend more time with her family, remaining a senior adviser, President Donald Trump said.
Venezuela's interim government and opposition concluded their first post-Maduro talks, agreeing to reform the judiciary and seek access to frozen Bank of England funds.
Jury selection began in a California trial accusing Meta of deliberately making Facebook and Instagram addictive to children; four states seek app changes and up to $1.4 trillion in penalties.
Rescuers in Colombia entered the final phase of earthquake rescue as the death toll reached 265, with nearly 500 people still missing.
A Chicago jury awarded $29 million to the family of Michael Ryan, a UN World Food Programme engineer killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash.
- Who
- President Donald Trump announced that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (28) will step down.
- What
- Leavitt will leave her press role at the end of August to spend more time with her family, staying on as a senior adviser and influential Republican voice.
- Where
- The White House, United States.
- When
- End of August.
- Why
- To spend more time with her family.
Key facts
- Press secretary
- Karoline Leavitt to step down end of August
- Apache crash
- Two US Army soldiers killed near Fort Hood, Texas
- Venezuela talks
- First post-Maduro talks; judicial reform agreed
- Meta penalties sought
- Up to $1.4 trillion by four states
- Colombia quake toll
- 265 dead; nearly 500 missing
- Boeing verdict
- $29 million awarded to Michael Ryan's family
- Total solar eclipse
- August 12; totality in Spain, Portugal and Iceland
Quotes
US President Donald Trump
U.S. President
“The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of Hormuz. I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT! Our Naval Blockade is being called, by everyone, 'A WALL OF STEEL,' and there is nothing Iran can do about it.”
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